Ristori^ 

OF  THE 

First  Presbijleridn  Church 

HICKORY,  N.  C. 


1873  H  1923 


CHURCH  ORGANIZATION 


SESSION 


Rev.  E.  M.  Craig,  D.  D.,  Moderator. 
Dr.  W.  B.  Ramsay,  Clerk. 


G.  W.  Hall 

H.  E.  Me  Comb 
W.  B.  Menzies 
R.  J.  Reveley 


N.  M.  Seagle 
Dr.  T.  F.  Stevenson 
Dr.  P.  W.  Troutman 
J.  J.  Willard 


BOARD  OF  DEACONS 

Judge  E.  B.  Cline,  Chairman;  R.  L.  Hefner,  Vice-Chairman; 

C.  V.  Garth,  Secretary 

N.  W.  Clark  K.  C.  Menzies 

G.  W.  Killian  E,  D.  Yoder 

D.  M.  McComb  G.  O.  Yount 

Committee  Chairmen 

Finance — K.  C.  Menzies;  Property — G.  W.  Killian 
Publicity — J.  J.  Willard;  Poor — E.  D.  Yoder 
Church  Treasurer — J.  J.  Willard 
Trustees — Dr.  Ramsay,  Judge  Cline,  K.  C.  Menzies 
Organist — Mrs.  J.  H.  Hatcher 

SUNDAY  SCHOOL 


R.  J.  Reveley,  Superintendent;  H.  S.  Balch,  Asst.  Superintendent; 
C.  V.  Garth,  Secretary  and  Treasurer 

Teachers 


Dr.  W.  B.  Ramsay 
Mrs.  R.  J.  Reveley 
Mr.  H.  S.  Balch 
Mrs.  H.  T.  Williams 

Mrs.  W.  B.  Ramsay  ' 

« 

Miss  Rosa  Lee  Dixon 
Miss  Essie  Seagle 

Mrs. 


Mrs.  A.  C.  Kelly 
Miss  Frances  Dixon 
Mrs.  George  Bailey 
Miss  Amelia  McComb 
Mrs.  C.  V.  Garth 
Miss  Helen  Brandon 
Mrs.  W.  B.  Menzies 
.  C.  Yoder 


WOMAN’S  AUXILIARY 


Mrs.  E.  M.  Craig,  President;  Mrs.  W.  B.  Ramsay,  Vice-President 

Circle  Chairmen 

No.  1,  Mrs.  Lawrence  Cline  No.  2,  Mrs.  A.  C.  Kelly 

No.  3,  Mrs.  W.  E.  Gosnold  No.  4,  Mrs.  R.  J.  Reveley 

No.  5,  Mrs.  Connolly  C.  Gamble 


tiislorical  Sketch  of  the 

First  Presbi^terian  Church  of  Hickory,  N.  C. 


By  Dr.  ID.  B.  Ramsay  Clerk  of  the  Session 


In  preparing  to  celebrate  today,  the  Fiftieth  Anniversary 
of  our  church,  we  have  searched  the  records  with  a  view  of 
setting  forth  some  of  the  points  of  interest  in  the  beginning 
and  early  struggles  and  steady  growth  of  the  church  with  the 
hope  that  we  would  be  stimulated  to  greater  efforts  in  the  fu¬ 
ture. 

Nothing  will  prove  of  more  general  interest  than  the  fol¬ 
lowing  from  the  sessional  records: 

Organization 

A  petition  was  sent  to  the  Presbytery  of  Concord,  signed 
by  14  members  of  the  Presbyterian  church  from  different  parts 
of  the  county,  and  a  number  of  the  most  respectable  citizens 
of  Hickory  (members  of  no  church)  requesting  Presbytery  to 
organize  a  Presbyterian  church  in  Hickory. 

After  due  consideration  Presbytery  granted  the  request 
and  appointed  Rev.  W.  A.  Wood  and  Rev.  G.  M.  Gibbs  as  a  com¬ 
mittee  to  visit  the  village  at  their  earliest  convenience,  and  if 
the  way  be  clear,  organize  a  church. 

Whereupon,  the  committee  met  on  the  18th  day  of  March, 
1873,  in  the  Methodist  church  in  the  village  of  Hickory,  and 
no  obstacle  being  in  the  way,  proceeded  to  the  organization,  when 
the  following  persons  presented  certificates  of  dismissal  from 
their  respective  churches,  viz: 

Mrs.  M.  C.  Baird  from  Rock  Hill,  S.  C.,  Mrs.  J.  R.  Bell  from 
Lincolnton,  Mrs.  C.  M.  Gibbs,  Miss  C.  S.  Gibbs,  Mr.  R.  W.  Gibbs 
and  Miss  Anna  T.  Gibbs  from  Mocksville,  Mr.  J.  B.  Hussey  and 
Mrs.  J.  B.  Hussey  and  Mrs.  Caroline  Bost  from  Newton,  Mr. 
J.  G.  Hall  from  Wilkesborough,  Dr.  B.  F.  Terry  and  Mrs.  B.  F. 
Terry  from  Hampden-Sidney,  Va.,  and  Mrs.  I.  A.  Mobley  from 
Charlotte. 

These  certificates  being  found  in  order  were  received  and 
their  names  enrolled.  A  call  being  made  for  officers,  the  fol¬ 
lowing  persons  were  nominated  for  Elders  and  unanimously 
elected,  viz:  Dr.  B.  F.  Terry,  Mr.  J.  G.  Hall  and  Mr.  J.  B. 
Hussey.  Having  but  few  male  members,  the  election  of  deacons 
was  postponed  for  the  time.  The  above  named  members  having 
signified  their  willingness  to  accept  the  office  of  Elder,  the 


Chairman  proceeded  immediately  to  the  ordination  of  the  two 
last  named  (Dr.  Terry  having  been  previously  ordained)  after 
which  the  three  were  regularly  installed  into  office  according 
to  the  directions  of  our  Book. 

Two  names  were  then  presented  for  the  newly  organized 
church,  viz:  Piedmont  and  Gibbs  Mission.  The  latter  receiving 
a  majority  of  votes  was  chosen  as  the  name.  Meeting  closed 
with  prayer  by  W.  A.  Wood,  Chairman. 

Thus  the  new  church  began  its  life,  and  with  Rev.  G.  M. 
Gibbs  as  pastor  and  Mr.  J.  B.  Hussey  as  Clerk  of  the  Session. 
During  the  first  year  three  new  members  were  added  and  a 
movement  started  to  secure  a  lot  for  a  church. 

The  examination  of  the  roll  of  our  church  today  shows 
one  grandchild.  Miss  Virginia  Hall,  as  the  only  representative 
of  the  charter  members. 

Of  the  present  membership  we  give  the  names  of  five 
who  have  been  connected  with  the  church  the  longest: 

Mr.  N.  M.  Seagle,  April  5,  1874. 

Mrs.  Laura  Johnston  Totten,  April  5,  1874. 

Mrs.  Mary  Sloop,  March  24,  1878. 

Mr.  H.  E.  McComb  and  Mr.  D.  M.  McComb,  March  8,  1879. 

The  first  report  of  the  Sunday  School  was  in  1876  when  there 
were  48  enrolled  and  the  total  gifts  amounted  to  $14.53. 

The  name  of  the  church  “Gibb’s  Mission,”  was  changed  to 
“Hickory,”  in  1878.  At  the  same  time  the  congregation  ex¬ 
tended  a  call  to  Rev.  T.  G.  Thurston,  of  Taylorsville,  for  one- 
third  of  his  time  at  a  salary  of  $250.  The  call  was  not  accepted 
until  a  year  later. 

A  lot  was  bought  for  the  church  from  Henry  W.  Robinson 
at  the  corner  of  Twelfth  Street  and  Ninth  Avenue  for  $100. 
Trustees  were  elected  to  hold  the  property  as  follows:  J.  G. 
Hall,  R.  W.  McComb  and  R.  W.  Johnston.  The  first  church  was 
erected  on  the  lot  facing  Twelfth  Street.  The  original  building 
now  owned  by  the  Missouri  Lutherans,  still  stands  on  the 
lot  but  has  been  turned  to  face  Ninth  Avenue. 

Rev.  L.  McKinnon,  Rev.  R.  Z.  Johnston,  Rev.  J.  M.  Anderson 
and  Rev.  T.  G.  Thurston  were  invited  to  dedicate  the  new  church 
on  November  2,  1878.  Mr.  Thurston  was  the  only  one  able  to 
be  present.  The  church  was  dedicated  on  the  date  set.  The 
building  cost  $1,769.23.  There  was  a  debt  of  $739.61  which  was 
assumed  and  paid  by  the  following:  Hall  Brothers,  R.  W.  Mc¬ 
Comb,  R.  W.  Johnston,  Mrs.  Amelia  Young,  N.  M.  Seagle,  J. 
V.  Fisher,  and  A.  McIntosh.  The  congregation  worshipped  in 
the  Reformed  church  until  the  church  was  erected. 


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In  1881  the  call  to  Mr.  Thurston  was  amended  calling  for 
half  his  time  at  a  salary  of  $375. 

Mr.  Thurston  and  his  daughter,  Allie,  were  drowned  in 
March,  1884,  in  trying  to  ford  Catawba  River  on  their  way  to 
Taylorsville.  This  was  a  very  sad  and  distressing  end  to  a 
most  useful  life. 

Rev.  Ci  A.  Monroe,  S.  S.,  became  pastor  April  2,  1885, 
this  church  paying  a  salary  of  $400,  for  half  his  time,  the  other 
half  being  given  to  Lenoir.  Both  churches  called  him  for  all  his 
time  in  1891.  He  accepted  the  call  to  Lenoir,  terminating  his 
relations  with  Hickory  April  19,  1891. 

Immediately  steps  were  taken  to  supply  the  church,  re¬ 
sulting  in  a  call  to  Rev.  J.  Alston  Ramsay,  D.  D.,  at  a  salary 
of  $900.  He  assumed  the  duties  as  pastor  June  5,  1891  and  con¬ 
tinued  until  his  death  Jan.  11,  1900.  He  was  the  first  pastor 
called  for  all  of  his  time.  The  church  was  greatly  crippled  financ¬ 
ially  during  the  winter  of  1894,  remembered  as  the  year  of  a  na¬ 
tion  wide  financial  panic,  and  had  to  surrender  a  part  of  the 
pastor’s  time.  The  Newton  church  called  for  one  fourth  of  his 
time.  This  relation  continued  through  the  rest  of  his  pastorate. 
A  Woman’s  Home  and  Foreign  Missionary  Society  was  organized 
Sept.  21,  1891.  The  women  of  the  church  were  so  possessed 
with  the  idea  that  women  should  keep  silence  in  public  that 
none  was  willing  to  assume  leadership.  Dr.  Ramsay,  the  pastor, 
was  elected  and  acted  as  the  first  president  of  the  society. 
The  Earnest  Workers  were  organized  about  1887,  the  first 
president  being  Mrs.  M.  E.  Butler,  and  the  first  Manse  was 
purchased  and  largely  paid  for  by  them.  This  property  was  on 
Eleventh  Avenue  between  Fourteenth  and  Fifteenth  Streets.  Dr. 
Ramsay  was  the  first  pastor  to  occupy  it. 

For  the  second  time  the  church  was  called  to  mourn  the 
loss  of  a  pastor  by  death,  when  Dr.  Ramsay  entered  into  his 
rest  on  Jan.  11,  1900. 

Rev.  W.  T.  Matthews,  the  next  pastor,  began  his  work 
April  4,  1900,  and  continued  until  Sept.  4,  1903.  One  of  the 
outstanding  things  of  this  pastorate  was  the  taking  steps  look¬ 
ing  to  a  new  church.  The  present  church  lot  on  the  corner  of 
Thirteenth  Street  and  Thirteenth  Avenue  was  purchased  for 
$950.  The  relation  between  Newton  and  Hickory  churches  con¬ 
tinued  through  Mr.  Matthews’  pastorate.  He  resigned  to  accept 
a  call  to  Durant,  Oklahoma. 

On  March  6,  1904,  Rev.  C.  W.  Trawick  became  pastor  for 
all  his  time,  the  church  having  recovered  and  being  able  to  pay 
a  salary  of  $900.  The  present  church  building  was  begun,  com¬ 
pleted,  and  dedicated  during  this  pastorate. 

The  records  show  that  at  a  congregational  meeting  October 


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19,  1904,  the  first  step  to  the  building  of  a  new  church  was 
taken  in  electing  a  committee  of  nine  for  that  purpose,  as  fol¬ 
lows:  Judge  E.  B.  Cline,  Chairman;  K.  C.  Menzies,  T.  J.  Green, 
W.  B.  Menzies,  A.  McIntosh,  Geo.  W.  Hall,  H.  E.  McComb,  W. 

B.  Ramsay  and  H.  C.  Dixon.  The  church  was  completed  and 
dedicated  under  the  activities  of  this  committee  Dec.  2,  1906  as 
the  following  sessional  records  show:  “Our  new  church  having 
been  completed  and  paid  for,  was  dedicated  to  the  worship  of 
Almighty  God  on  Dec.  2,  1906. 

“Rev.  W.  W.  Moore,  D.  D.,  preached  the  sermon  and  Rev. 

C.  W.  Trawick  made  the  dedicatory  prayer.  E.  B.  Cline,  repre¬ 
senting  the  building  committee,  made  a  statement  showing 
the  cost  and  furnishings  of  the  church  to  be  $14,060.  H.  C. 
Dixon,  on  behalf  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  accepted  the  church 
keys  from  the  building  committee.” 

Mr.  Trawick  continued  to  serve  the  church  until  Sept.  1907, 
resigning  on  account  of  ill  health.  Rev.  C.  T.  Squires  served 
the  church  as  supply  during  the  last  four  months  of  this 
pastorate. 

Rev.  J.  M.  Wharey,  S.  S.,  supplied  the  church  from  Sept. 
1907  to  May  1908  to  the  delight  and  edification  of  the  church. 
He  instituted  the  household  service  which  has  been  continued 
until  this  time. 

For  the  next  ten  years,  July  27,  1908  to  Nov.  26,  1918,  Rev. 
J.  G.  Garth  was  the  pastor,  this  being  the  longest  in  the  history 
of  the  church.  He  was  called  at  a  salary  of  $1,000  which  was 
increased  three  times  until  it  reached  $1,500  during  his  last  two 
years.  During  this  pastorate  the  organ  was  installed,  the  church 
property  was  improved  and  additional  real  estate  purchased. 
The  Young  People’s  and  Sunday  School  Work  showed  a  notable 
advance  during  these  years. 

The  world  war,  into  which  our  country  was  drawn,  resulted 
in  thirty  of  our  young  men  enlisting,  and  the  resignation  of 
the  pastor  that  he  might  enlist  in  over-seas  Y.  M.  C.  A.  work. 

We  are  glad  to  note  here  that  all  returned  home  without 
any  fatalities,  although  Mr.  Garth  suffered  a  serious  accident 
in  the  city  of  Charlotte,  N.  C. 

The  present  pastorate  began  May  25,  1919.  During  these 
four  years  there  has  been  a  steady  development  in  the  church 
work  with  all  departments  well  organized  for  efficient  service. 
The  number  of  members  added  to  the  church  roll  during  this 
pastorate  is  one  hundred  and  eighty-six.  The  salary  offered 
Dr.  Craig  was  $2,100  which  has  been  increased  twice,  the  pres¬ 
ent  salary  being  $2,700.00  and  Manse. 


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These  pastors,  differing  in  their  talents,  all  filled  their 
places  faithfully,  and  were  blessed  of  God  in  their  labors  for 
the  upbuilding  of  His  kingdom  in  our  midst. 

This  history  would  not  be  complete  without  mention  of 
the  loyalty  and  devotion  of  the  members  of  this  church,  men 
and  women,  whose  self-sacrificing  efforts  have  made  possible 
the  splendid  progress  of  the  church,  and  whose  prayers  and 
consecrated  lives  are  our  richest  heritage. 

The  church  has  entertained  Concord  Presbytery  on  several 
occasions,  and  the  Synod  of  North  Carolina  met  in  this  church 
in  1914. 

Today  we  are  better  prepared  for  a  forward  work  than 
ever  before,  and  we  pray  for  God’s  continued  blessing  upon  us. 

The  following  members  of  this  church  have  gone  into 
the  Master’s  service,  or  are  in  preparation: 

Mr.  Mattie  Ingold  Tate,  M.  D.,  Korea. 

Mr.  J.  W.  Hassell,  Japan. 

Mrs.  Louise  Dixon  Crane,  Africa. 

Miss  Ruby  Satterfield,  China. 

Mrs.  Eva  Harris  Clark,  Grundy,  Va.,  pastor’s  wife. 

Rev.  Bonnar  Knox,  West  Virginia. 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hubert  Ramsaur,  Burkemont  mission,  last  year. 

Miss  Grace  C.  Henderson,  Assembly  Training  School,  Rich¬ 
mond,  Va. 

Glenn  O.  Yount,  Middle  class.  Union  Theological  Seminary, 
Richmond,  Va. 

Table  showing  reports  of  the  church  at  the  end  of  each 


five  years.  The 
members.  Three 

church  was 
Elders  were 

organized 

elected. 

March 

18,  1873 

with  13 

Year 

Elders 

Deacons 

Members 

S. 

School 

Gifts 

1878 

3 

2 

21 

81 

$  707.00 

1883 

5 

5 

36 

87 

510.00 

1888 

6 

5 

79 

93 

635.00 

1893 

6 

6 

116 

89 

1,416.00 

1898 

7 

8 

116 

112 

947.00 

1905 

6 

6 

137 

103 

1,667.00 

1908 

5 

7 

162 

126 

2,178.00 

1913 

6 

6 

231 

242 

3,146.00 

1918 

6 

10 

239 

203 

3,527.00 

1923  9 

*  estimated. 

9 

355 

326 

*8,500.00 

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Sketch  of  the  lUoman’s  Missionary  Society 

Bt]  Miss  Amelia  McComb,  Auxiliarij  Historian 

The  Ladies’  Home  and  Foreign  Missionary  Society  of  the 
Hickory  Presbyterian  church  was  organized  Sept.  21,  1891,  by 
Rev.  Alston  Ramsay.  There  were  thirteen  charter  members  as 
follows: 

Rev.  J.  A.  Ramsay,  Mrs.  H.  C.  Hamilton,  Mrs.  R.  W.  John¬ 
ston,  Mrs.  H.  C.  Dixon,  Mrs.  N.  M.  Seagle,  Mrs.  L.  G.  Hay,  Mrs. 
L.  M.  Totten,  Mrs.  J.  A.  Ramsay,  Miss  E.  Bonney,  Miss  Annie 
Irvine,  Mrs.  A.  H.  Crowell,  Mrs.  H.  E.  McComb,  Mrs.  P.  C.  Hall. 

The  officers  of  the  society  were  three,  a  president,  a  vice- 
president  and  a  secretary-treasurer.  The  meetings  were  held 
at  the  residences  of  the  members,  taken  in  alphabetical  order, 
until  the  new  church  was  built.  Since  then  the  Pastor’s  Study 
or  church  parlor  has  been  the  place  of  meeting.  The  monthly 
dues  were  ten  cents  per  member  and  this  was  divided  equally 
between  Home  and  Foreign  Missions. 

This  society  was  one  of  the  first  in  Concord  Presbytery 
to  ask  that  a  Union  be  formed.  Presbytery  granted  the  request 
and  the  Hickory  society  had  a  delegate  present  at  the  organi¬ 
zation  of  the  Union  May  8th,  1906,  at  Salisbury. 

The  Union’s  fourth  meeting  was  held  in  the  Hickory  church 
April  5-7,  1910.  In  1918  the  name  having  been  changed  from 
Union  to  Presbyterial,  this  organization  again  met  in  the 
Hickory  church. 

The  weeks  of  prayer,  for  Home  Missions  in  the  Spring 
and  for  Foreign  Missions  in  the  fall  are  observed. 

The  Mission  Study  Classes  have  been  taught. 

The  leaders  have  always  been  much  interested  in  the 
mountain  schools — Plumtree  and  Lees  McRae,  in  which  several 
of  the  young  women  of  the  congregation  have  taught.  The 
Barium  Springs  Orphanage  receives  a  liberal  offering  every  year. 

The  Survey  is  generally  taken.  Two  who  have  had  their 
names  on  our  roll  have  gone  to  the  Foreign  Field — Dr.  Mattie 
Ingold  Tate  to  Korea  in  1897  and  Mrs.  Louise  Dixon  Crane, 
who  sailed  on  the  30th  of  January,  1912,  for  Africa. 

September,  1916,  the  Ladies  auxiliary  was  divided  into  cir¬ 
cles.  At  that  time  there  were  forty-two  names  on  the  roll. 
At  the  present,  March,  1923,  there  are  seventy-five  names  en¬ 
rolled.  There  are  five  circles,  a  Young  Woman’s  Circle  having 
been  added  last  year. 

The  Auxiliary  gives  to  all  the  causes  of  the  church,  ac¬ 
cording  to  the  Assembly’s  plan. 


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The  amount  contributed  by  the  Circles  for  1921-1922  was 
$842.78. 

The  Auxiliary  is  steadily  growing  in  efficiency  and  service. 


PASTORS  AND  SUPPLIES 

Rev.  G.  M.  Gibbs  March  18,  1873-March  24,  1878. 

Rev.  T.  G.  Thurston  Mar.  31,  1879-Mar.  2,  1884,  Drowned. 

Rev.  C.  A.  Monroe,  D.  D.  April  2,  1885-April  19,  1891. 

Rev.  J.  Alston  Ramsay,  D.  D.  July  5,  1891-Jan.  11,  1900.  Death. 
Rev.  W.  T.  Matthews  April  4,  1900-Sept.  4,  1903. 

Rev.  C.  W.  Trawick  March  6,  1904-Sept.  1907. 

Rev.  C.  T.  Squires  Supply,  summer  1907  in  pastor’s 

absence. 

Rev.  J.  M.  Wharey,  D.  D.  Supply,  Sept.  1907-May  1908. 

Rev.  J.  G.  Garth  July  27,  1908-Nov.  26,  1918. 

Rev.  E.  M.  Craig,  D.  D.,  May  25,  1919. 


RULING  ELDERS 


J.  G.  Hall 
J.  B.  Hussey 
Dr.  B.  P.  Terry 

R.  W.  Johnston 

R.  W.  McComb 
P.  C.  Hall 

H.  C.  Hamilton 
H.  C.  Dixon 
Dr.  T.  T.  Hay 
J.  E.  Haithcock 
Dr.  W.  B.  Ramsay 
A.  McIntosh 
Dr.  T.  F.  Stevenson 
H.  M.  Doll 
G.  W.  Hall 

S.  A.  Grier 

Dr.  P.  W.  Troutman 
David  Spence 

N.  M.  Seagle 
W.  B.  Menzies. 

R.  J.  Reveley 
J.  J.  Willard 


March  18,  1873-July  31,  1897.  To  Lenoir. 
March  18,  1873-June  1,  1879.  To  Raleigh. 
March  18,  1873-April  20,  1877.  To  Char¬ 
lotte. 

Oct.  1,  1876-April  11,  1911. 

Oct.  1,  1876-Feb.  4,  1881.  Death. 

March  17,  1879-Feb.  2,  1908.  Death. 

Jan.  26,  1881-June  17,  1899.  Death. 

Nov.  19,  1882-Jan.  21,  1908.  Death. 

May  15,  1887-Dec.  7,  1890.  To  Raleigh. 
March  1,  1891-Nov.  18,  1915.  Death. 
April  8,  1894. 

June  21,  1903-Sept.  15,  1908.  To  Ocala,  Fla. 
July  14,  1907. 

Nov.  21,  1907-Aug  6,  1922.  Death. 

April  25,  1909. 

June  14,  1915-Dec.  31,  1916.  To  Barium 

Springs. 

June  3,  1917. 

June  3,  1917-July  11,  1917. 

Jan.  23,  1921. 

Jan.  23,  1921. 

Jan.  23,  1921. 

Jan.  23,  1921. 


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CLERKS  OF  SESSION 


J.  B.  Hussey 
J.  G.  Hall 
H.  C.  Hamilton 
H.  C.  Dixon 
Dr.  W.  B.  Ramsay 


N.  M.  Seagle 
R.  W.  Johnston 
A.  McIntosh 
H.  E.  McComb 

F.  A.  Wiley 
L.  M.  Totten 
L.  G.  Hay 

G.  C.  Bonniwell 
G.  W.  Hall 
Arthur  M.  Ingold 
Judge  E.  B.  Cline 
W.  E.  Holbrook 

W.  B.  Menzies 
W.  A.  Hall 

D.  M.  McComb 

G.  W.  Killian 

J.  J.  Willard 

E.  D.  Yoder 

H.  W.  Warner 

Dr.  Glenn  G.  Scott 
W.  S.  Taylor 

K.  C.  Menzies 
Glenn  0.  Yount 
C.  V.  Garth 

N.  W.  Clark 
R.  L.  Hefner 


March  18,  1873-April  18,  1874. 

April  18,  1874-Feb.  4,  1881. 

Feb.  4,  1881-March  17,  1889. 

March  17,  1889-Jan.  21,  1908. 

Feb.  23,  1908. 

DEACONS 

May  18,  1874-Jan.  23,  1921.  Elected  Elder. 
May  18,  1874-Sept.  16,  1876.  Elected  Elder. 
Oct.  1,  1876-June  21,  1903.  Elected  Elder. 
Mar.  17,  1879-April  25,  1909.  Elected  Elder. 
March  17,  1879-May  3,  1884. 

Nov.  19,  1882-Jan  20,  1903.  Death. 

May  15,  1887-June  1905.  Death. 

Aug.  2,  1891-Oct.  3,  1900.  To  Raleigh. 
Nov.  21,  1897-April  25,  1909.  Elected  Elder. 
Nov.  21,  1897-Feb.  3,  1909.  To  Morganton. 
Mar.  30,  1904. 

Oct.  19,  1904-Oct.  30,  1911.  To  Greenville, 

S.  C. 

Oct.  19,  1904-Jan.  23,  1921.  Elected  Elder. 
April  25,  1909-April  5,  1919.  Death. 

April  25,  1909. 

May  7,  1911. 

June  6,  1915-Jan.  23,  1921.  Elected  Elder. 
June  6,  1915. 

June  3,  1917-Jan.  26,  1920.  Death 
June  3,  1917.  Non-resident. 

Jan.  23,  1921-March  14,  1921.  Death. 

Jan.  23,  1921. 

Jan.  23,  1921.  At  Theological  Seminary. 
Jan.  23,  1921. 

Jan.  23,  1921. 

Jan.  23,  1921. 


TREASURERS  FROM  1873  TO  1923 


N.  M.  Seagle,  H.  E.  McComb,  Geo.  W.  Hall,  Judge  E.  B. 
Cline,  W.  A.  Hall,  W.  B.  Menzies,  J.  J.  Willard. 

SUPERINTENDENTS  OF  SUNDAY  SCHOOL  FROM 
ORGANIZATION  TO  THE  PRESENT 

J.  G.  Hall,  J.  E.  Haithcock,  H.  M.  Doll,  Dr.  W.  B.  Ram¬ 
say,  Geo.  W.  Hall,  R.  J.  Reveley. 


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